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April 02, 2025 Are We Failing Girls?
Today, Kelly responds to a series of articles published by The Stylist asking the question, “What is it like to be a girl in 2025?”
Are we, as a society, failing girls? If the picture they paint is true, how can it be remedied? What is the parent’s role in all of this?
Articles referenced:
Is 2025 The Scariest Time to Be a Girl?
Nowhere Feels Safe – What its Like to be a Girl in 2025.
Scripture Referenced:
Proverbs 31:25
1 Peter 3:4
1 Corinthians 6:18
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5 min
March 17, 2025 Ep. 181: TikTok Doesn’t Really Care About Your Kids
TikTok wants you to believe they care deeply about your kids’ safety and well-being. Last week, they announced new parental controls allowing parents to see who their kids are following and who follows them. Additionally, they will begin “Wind down” mode for users under 16 years old. Are any of these ground-breaking? No. Could they do so much more? Absolutely.
In this episode, Kelly passionately reviews the latest with all things TikTok, including the impending deadline to be sold or banned in the U.S., the new parental controls, and how one university football coach took it upon himself to ban dancing on TikTok to preserve his team’s image.
Previous Episodes referenced:
Should Christians Use Meditation Apps?
Articles referenced:
TikTok’s mood music will tell teens to ‘wind down’ after 10PM
TikTok’s Guardian Guide
TikTok Is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale
Will TikTok’s new parental control features really work?
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing
Scripture referenced:
Colossians 1:15-17
John 1:3
Hebrews 1:2-3
Matthew 6:24
Romans 12:3
Romans 1:21-23
Galatians 6:8-9
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45 min
March 11, 2025 Tablets Are Taking Over Toddlerhood
Tablets are taking over toddlerhood. Common Sense Media’s 2025 Consensus on media usage by kids zero to eight years old reveals staggering numbers of the youngest and most vulnerable of society on internet-connected devices for upwards of 3.5 hours per day on average. Two-thirds of parents admit to allowing the screen to “get stuff done,” but is anyone considering anything other than convenience? It seems parents want to outsource parenting just as they outsource many other tasks nowadays.
How should Christian parents think about the convenience of a digital babysitter?
Articles referenced:
Common Sense Media 2025 Consensus
Scripture referenced:
James 1:5
Proverbs 3:13
Matthew 7:13
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6 min
March 03, 2025 Marvel Rivals – The Hottest New Game
Marvel Rivals is the latest gaming craze, drawing 40 million players with its fast-paced action and free-to-play model. But behind the fun lies a culture-shaping platform that hooks kids with addictive design, in-game purchases, and exposure to toxic online interactions.
In this Brave Briefing episode, Kelly unpacks what parents need to know—how the game influences kids’ social identity, gaming habits, and motivation. Are video games just entertainment, or something more?
Articles referenced:
NTY: Censoring Games
Marvel Rivals Has Earned An Estimated $130 Million In Its First Month
Marvel Rivals Monetization Explained: Free-to-Play Model, Currencies, and Battle Pass Details

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10 min
February 24, 2025 Are Online Video Games Any Different Than Social Media?
Online video games share quite a few features with social media platforms. As lawmakers push to create legal restrictions surrounding social media, we wonder why there is no conversation about online video game restrictions. Are they that different? If online video games share some of the same concerning features, shouldn’t they share the same restrictions?
Articles referenced:
Roblox is still trying to convince lawmakers it’s not social media
Censoring Games

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6 min
February 19, 2025 Ep. 180: Research Proves Parents Just Need to Be Brave
Today, we’re reviewing three research reports about TEENS and SOCIAL MEDIA that prove parents need to be brave! By looking at all three together, we can get a clear picture of what is happening with teens. The growing amount of time spent on a screen and the growing mental health issues among young people is partially a result of parents unwilling or uncaring enough to enforce social media and screen time restrictions. The parents who bravely do restrict have kids with far better outcomes.
Articles referenced:
Pew: Teens, Social Media, and Technology 2024
Gallup & IFS: HOW PARENTING AND SELF-CONTROL MEDIATE THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
Common Sense Media: Unpacking the Grink Culture

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51 min
February 17, 2025 Brave Briefing: The Real Problem with Phones in Schools
Education is suffering under the weight of phones in schools. While schools worldwide are banning phones to improve learning and mental health, many parents are fighting to keep 24/7 access to their kids.
Why? Because modern parenting has shifted from stewardship to ownership—and it is harming our children in massive ways.
Articles referenced:
Do Yondr Pouches Really Work?
JAMA: Adolescent Smartphone Use During School Hours
Scripture referenced:
Psalm 139:13,16
Ephesians 6:4
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6 min
February 12, 2025 Ep. 179: Should Christians Use Meditation & Prayer Apps?
Meditation and prayer apps have increased in quantity and popularity, but should Christians use them? Promising peace, focus, sleep, emotional regulation, and spiritual growth, these apps make great boasts that must be evaluated before downloading.
In this episode, Kelly & Chelsea unpack how the algorithms, the behavior modification tactics, the quantification of prayers, and the promoted streaks actually impact mental health, much less someone’s spiritual development.
Articles referenced:
What is Secular Meditation? A Guide to Mindfulness Without Spirituality
Biblical Meditation vs. Eastern Meditation
Christian Meditation: What practices are New Age and what is biblical?
There’s an app for that: Christian mindfulness, meditation apps find their moment
Meditation Apps and the Gospel of Self-Optimization
What is mindfulness?
What is contemplative prayer?
Medium: Soultime
Launching a Christian Social Media Network: Mark Wagner of Soultime
Banned by China, Backed by Mark Wahlberg: The Christian Prayer App Changing the World
Hallow’s Rise: How a Former Atheist Built the World’s Largest Christian Prayer App
Scripture referenced:
Psalm 1:2
Psalm 119:15
2 Timothy 3:16
Romans 5:1
John 14:27
2 Corinthians 2:17
2 Corinthians 4:2
1 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Corinthians 14:14-15
Book a Speaking Event!!
Buy the NEWLY UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated)
Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups.
Teach your kids how to have a biblical worldview with Foundation Worldview!
Use PROMO CODE: BRAVE to save $10 on any curriculum purchase.
Check out the Pinwheel phone – it’s our favorite not-as-smart kid-safe smartphone on the market.
Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s new without social media – a win for everyone!
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February 09, 2025 Brave Briefing: Parenting Hacks for Reading Skills
Everyone wants an easy and convenient parenting hack to teach reading, but what is that hack? What gives parents and kids a win in reading?
Educational apps? Reading to them? Is it really even a question we have to ask?
Articles referenced:
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
These Toys Actually Get My Kindergartner Excited About Learning to Read
Testing Theories of Why: 4 Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends
Scripture referenced:
John 1:1

Get the newly published Managing Media Creating Character Study Guide & Workbook!
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5 min
February 03, 2025 Ep. 178: Parents & Location Tracking
Location tracking is now part of the written code for effective modern parenting. In this episode, Kelly examines the widespread technological convenience of parents tracking their kid’s location. Parents argue it’s about keeping kids safe – but does it actually? Kelly unpacks the common reasons why parents insist on location tracking and how Scripture informs and instructs us differently. Does a child’s spiritual location matter more than their physical location?
Articles Referenced:
Safety and Surveillance Software Practices as a Parent in the Digital World
Some Parents Struggle to Stop Tracking Their Kid’ Every Move – Even in College
How Often Are Parents Spying on Their Kids Online?
Life360 Blog: Tips for Family Tracking Without Becoming a Helicopter Parent
Scripture Referenced:
Luke 2:41-59
Psalm 127:1
2 Corinthians 5:7

Book a Speaking Event!!
Buy the NEWLY UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated)
Teach your kids how to have a biblical worldview with Foundation Worldview!
Use PROMO CODE: BRAVE to save $10 on any curriculum purchase.
Check out the Pinwheel phone – it’s our favorite not-as-smart kid-safe smartphone on the market.
Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s new without social media – a win for everyone!
37 min

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